Ammonium tartrate

Ammonium tartrate
Names
	IUPAC name diazanium;(2R,3R)-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioate
	Other names L-(+)-Tartaric acid diammonium salt, Diammonium tartrate
Identifiers
CAS Number	3164-29-2 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	17459;
ECHA InfoCard	100.019.654
EC Number	221-618-9;
PubChem CID	2724224;
UNII	JI8UD88354;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID50889463;
	InChI InChI=1S/C4H6O6.2H3N/c5-1(3(7)8)2(6)4(9)10;;/h1-2,5-6H,(H,7,8)(H,9,10);2*1H3/t1-,2-;;/m1../s1 Key: NGPGDYLVALNKEG-OLXYHTOASA-N;
	SMILES C(C(C(=O)O)O)(C(=O)O)O.N.N;
Properties
Chemical formula	C4H12N2O6
Molar mass	184.148 g·mol−1
Appearance	colorless crystals
Density	1.601 g/cm3
Boiling point	399.3 °C
Solubility in water	soluble
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Ammonium tartrate is a chemical compound with the chemical formula (NH₄)₂C₄H₄O₆.^[1]^[2] This is an organic ammonium salt of tartaric acid.

Synthesis

Ammonium tartrate can be prepared by the reaction of tartaric acid and ammonium carbonate.

Physical properties

Ammonium tartrate forms colorless crystals that slowly release ammonia if exposed to air.^[3] Easily soluble in water,^[4] also soluble in alcohol.^[5]

Ammonium tartrate crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system with the space group P21 (space group No. 4) with the lattice parameters a = 708 pm, b = 612 pm, c = 880 pm, β = 92.42 ° and Z = 2.^[6]

Uses

The compound is used in textile industry and in medicine.^[3]^[7]

References

^ Report of the ... Meeting. Murray. 1896. p. 254. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
^ "Ammonium tartrate dibasic". Sigma Aldrich. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Ammonium Tartrate" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Health. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
^ "Ammoniumtartrat" (in German). gestis.dguv.de. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
^ The Chemical News: With which is Incorporated the Chemical Gazette: a Journal of Practical Chemistry in All Its Applications to Pharmacy, Arts, and Manufactures. C. Mitchell and Company. 1870. p. 18. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
^ Yadava, V. S.; Padmanabhan, V. M. (15 March 1973). "The crystal structure of ammonium tartrate". Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry. 29 (3): 493–498. Bibcode:1973AcCrB..29..493Y. doi:10.1107/S0567740873002803. ISSN 0567-7408. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
^ Pohanish, Richard P. (4 November 2011). Sittig's Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and Carcinogens. William Andrew. p. 207. ISBN 978-1-4377-7869-4. Retrieved 5 March 2025.

[1] Report of the ... Meeting. Murray. 1896. p. 254. Retrieved 5 March 2025.

[2] "Ammonium tartrate dibasic". Sigma Aldrich. Retrieved 5 March 2025.

[NJGOV-3] "Ammonium Tartrate" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Health. Retrieved 5 March 2025.

[4] "Ammoniumtartrat" (in German). gestis.dguv.de. Retrieved 5 March 2025.

[5] The Chemical News: With which is Incorporated the Chemical Gazette: a Journal of Practical Chemistry in All Its Applications to Pharmacy, Arts, and Manufactures. C. Mitchell and Company. 1870. p. 18. Retrieved 5 March 2025.

[6] Yadava, V. S.; Padmanabhan, V. M. (15 March 1973). "The crystal structure of ammonium tartrate". Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry. 29 (3): 493–498. Bibcode:1973AcCrB..29..493Y. doi:10.1107/S0567740873002803. ISSN 0567-7408. Retrieved 5 March 2025.

[7] Pohanish, Richard P. (4 November 2011). Sittig's Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and Carcinogens. William Andrew. p. 207. ISBN 978-1-4377-7869-4. Retrieved 5 March 2025.

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Synthesis

Physical properties

Uses

See also

References